I can't wait for September to come.
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See you at Honda Center.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Mash it Up, Junior!
This is wrong on many levels. That's why you need to watch it.
It's a "mashup" of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." You may cringe now.
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It's a "mashup" of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." You may cringe now.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
National Health Care Debate - What's the Hurry?
Regardless of how you think on letting government administer health care insurance to the nation, I wonder what the rush is in the nation's capitol over a reform bill. The President says he wants a bill on his desk before the break. Lawmakers say they won't recess until they get it done. Something this big (a Trillion dollars over ten years, to start), that can easily go very wrong, should be approached with all careful consideration, right?
I get irked when Congress essentially says, "Damn the people, we're going to get this done." What's coming from this is something we'll be stuck with for a long time, and if they get it wrong, it could break us to fix it...and fixing stuff is what Congress thrives on.
Sometimes I wish they would just stay home.
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I get irked when Congress essentially says, "Damn the people, we're going to get this done." What's coming from this is something we'll be stuck with for a long time, and if they get it wrong, it could break us to fix it...and fixing stuff is what Congress thrives on.
Sometimes I wish they would just stay home.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
California Dysfunction
What's it going to take? Clearly, California legislators have either forgotten, or conveniently ignore the fact that they serve at our suffrage.
Today, the state has started paying vendors and other state workers with IOU's, because the state Senate and Assembly could not, or will not make any cuts in government. When they talk about cuts, they always talk about cutting schools, law enforcement, prisons, and in the latest discussions, cutting funding to health services to the handicapped.
Recently, California voters overwhelmingly shot down 5 of 6 ballot measures, all of which would have increased taxes, fees, or otherwise make things more uncomfortable to live in California.
Tell you what? How about you and I help with the process? Here's a link to every State Agency in California: http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/agencyindex.html
Peruse the list and ask yourself how many of these agencies California can temporarily do without, with the perspective that Legislators passed over each and every one of these agencies in favor of cutting schools, prisons, law enforcement and health care services.
I'll get the ball rolling with a few:
The next step is to start making some noise with your legislators. Remind them who they work for, and let them know if they don't start operating responsibly, you may not suffer their nonsense any longer.
The dollar figures are straight out of the Governor's Proposed Budget (which is a lot cheaper than the actual budget).
Today, the state has started paying vendors and other state workers with IOU's, because the state Senate and Assembly could not, or will not make any cuts in government. When they talk about cuts, they always talk about cutting schools, law enforcement, prisons, and in the latest discussions, cutting funding to health services to the handicapped.
Recently, California voters overwhelmingly shot down 5 of 6 ballot measures, all of which would have increased taxes, fees, or otherwise make things more uncomfortable to live in California.
Tell you what? How about you and I help with the process? Here's a link to every State Agency in California: http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/agencyindex.html
Peruse the list and ask yourself how many of these agencies California can temporarily do without, with the perspective that Legislators passed over each and every one of these agencies in favor of cutting schools, prisons, law enforcement and health care services.
I'll get the ball rolling with a few:
- The California Department of Aging. I get it, we get old. Shut it down
- Savings: $212,225,000
- California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission - Who needs money-matters advice from a near-bankrupt government? Nix!
- Savings: $3,115,000
- California Volunteers. Charged with increasing the number of Californians involved with service and volunteerism throughout the state, but it costs a ton of money to do it? Teach by example and volunteer!
- Savings: $34,732,000
- CalPERS! OK, don't cut it completely, but it costs huge bucks to administrate it. In this day and age, one guy with a good computer program can administrate it.
- Savings: $172,007,000
The next step is to start making some noise with your legislators. Remind them who they work for, and let them know if they don't start operating responsibly, you may not suffer their nonsense any longer.
The dollar figures are straight out of the Governor's Proposed Budget (which is a lot cheaper than the actual budget).
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Day in the Life of my Kid's Dog....
My daughter, Victoria, likes editing video. She likes our worthless dog even more...which I guess adds worth to the dog.
Anyway, Victoria spent about 30 minutes putting together this video of the pooch, and, OK, it's kinda of cute...the dog's not bad either.
Let me know what you think:
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Anyway, Victoria spent about 30 minutes putting together this video of the pooch, and, OK, it's kinda of cute...the dog's not bad either.
Let me know what you think:
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